A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about a buffalo fish that two men caught. The caption reads: “Believe it or not it really was THAT LONG. Seen above are Charles Edward Patton … and John W. Patton … with the 25-pound buffalo fish...

Oral history excerpts from an oral history interview with Nashville businessman, former State Representative for the 53rd District, civic leader and Davidson County, Tennessee Clerk John H. Arriola, Jr., conducted on 05 June 2007 by James T. Havron...